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One of Richland’s SK teachers, Mrs. Daniel and one of Richland’s PK teachers, Miss Howe, enjoyed a wonderful morning at Havergal Junior School. They were able to spend the morning in Havergal’s Reggio Inspired classrooms, which like Richland’s, reflect an innovative approach to education.  The 
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Inquiring Minds brings you inside Richland Academy’s Prekindergarten classroom to discover how these young students connect with technology.  Thank you to Mrs. Abreu and Ms. Howe for sharing their insights. The PK children at Richland are deeply engaged in technology within our classroom on a 
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Inquiring Minds wanted to share this link from Michelle Hiebert with you, because we could truly relate to the content.  We know how critical early learning is at Richland, and this piece from Ms. Hiebert does an excellent job of explaining D.E.E.P. thinking, and the 
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“It’s important for parents to become exceedingly self-aware of their words and actions when interacting with their children, or with others when their children are nearby. Care enough to train them, not merely treat them to a good life. Coach them, more than coddle.” ~ 
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An integral part of Reggio-Inspired learning is engaging with the community, as well as inviting experts into our learning journeys. These connections create authentic learning opportunities for students, and provide them with genuine occasions to apply their skills and engage with others meaningfully. Recently, Richland’s 
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Last year’s 2013 Spring Musical was called “Our School Song”. Miss Pitt conceptualized the show around the idea that Richland Academy was looking for a new school song and the Grade 6 graduating class was on a mission to find it! Every class worked hard 
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Today Inquiring Minds is delighted to bring you a post from Richland Academy’s French department.  At Richland, students learn French from a very early age through gestures, which initially develop into conversational skills, and further develop into grammatical confidence and writing in the higher grades. After 
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The students in Grades 3 and 4 have been on a journey of inquiry and discovery these last few months, delving into a variety of topics via a collaborative inquiry/project based dynamic. They have learned as much about themselves and what they are capable of 
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What Do We Value? Conversations of Sameness & Difference from SK to Grade 6 “Why would anyone choose to get rid of colour?” – M.C. (Grade 6) From opposite ends of the building, there are two very similar conversations going on in our school; one 
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A question was posed to Richland’s SK students… “Why aren’t all people the same colour?” S. – “Because we have different taste buds so we have different things in our body.” M. – “We would all be the same then; same colour hair, same skin, 
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